Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 5 · Renunciation of Action

    Verse 18

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 5, Verse 18

    विद्याविनयसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि। शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः।।5.18।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śhuni chaiva śhva-pāke cha paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśhinaḥ

    Translation

    The sages look with an equal eye on one endowed with learning and humility, a Brahmana, a cow, an elephant, a dog, and a dog-eater.
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